The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-13
Mr.. Creighton in R.nlr.

out OF town | could not reply to
"Scio's" reference to myself in that
issue earlier than to-day.
l win be excused, | hope, from
Initiating the scurrility of style
and recklessness of statement of your
: correspondent, which, however par
'-donable in a political free lance, is
unbecoming in one occupying his
present high position.
HScio" states that l, as Minister
of Foreign Affairs, rose in my place
in the Legislature in the afternoon
of September u, 1856, "and pro-
ceeded with the second reading of a
bill TO organize the military forces
of the Kingdom.
I did not do so. The bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Haulukoa, who
moved the second reading. 1t did
not eminate from the Government
and had not been submitted to them.
After the second reading, and sew
eral motions by Opposition members
had been lost, l suggested that. the
first section pass and the bill be re-
ferred to a select committee. Mr..
kaulukou did not acquIesce but
pressed the bill, passing the second
section over a motion by Mr.. Brown
to refer to a select committee. The
Il 2Antleman in charge being unable
~ explain Section 8, reluctantly
eflsented to my original proposal,
and the bill was referred to a select
committee consisting of Messrs.
Dominis, Bush, Castle, Kaulukou and
myself. The committee reported
and amended the bill on the 2Sth
September; and this bill passed its
third reading on motion by Mr..
kalua.
1t will be seen, therefore, that my
only connection with the Military
Organization Bill was to stop the
progress of a measure which involved
an expenditure of $4,000, and as
chairman of the select committee, in
presenting a modified bill which
limited the expenditure to S21 900
in each biennial period, ofor the
purpose of giving effect to this Act
and to provide for the permanent
organization of the staff and armed
forces of the Kingdom" But for
my intervention in the Legislature,
and labor on the committee, the
country would have had q very diff
ferent military bill. The sections
pronounced unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court were in the original
bill. Proof of these statements, so
far as they refer to legislative action
may be found in the Bulletins
'sHansard,n pages $50, $40 and $50.
"Scio' accuses me of deceiving
the Legislature on the matter of ex-
penditure, alleging that l assured
the House that the Act would not
add dollar to the expenses of the
military establishment, yet notwith-
standing this, week afterwards l
again rose in my place and moved
to insert an item "Iilitary and naval
organization rs provided for by Act,
sd, 900" Further, that / again de-
ceived the House by saying that
"this was the end of it." and yet,
that a week afterwards, on October
9th, moved a new item, "AIiIitary
engineer, 1000"
Taking the last charge first, it is
wholly unfounded. +" Hansard,"
page GO, shows that Mr.. Kaulukou
moved this item for military engi-
neer, of which l heard for the first
time. With regard to the other
charges, l have simply to say that
there can be no deception where
there is no intention to deceive.
When | said, on September oath,
that the intention of the bill was not |
to add to the expense or numbers of |
the military forces, / said precisely /.
what / understood was its object as
the result of inquiries ! had made. /
From detailed investigations in coM-
mittee it was found, however, that !
a specific appropriation must be |
made for permanent military organ 4
ization. The lowest estimated |
amount was inserted in the bill, and /
the appropriation for the Kings
Guard, volunteers, etc, was ex-
Guided, giving the Legislature full
control of all military expenditure
outside the staff and permanent mill
Ky establishment.
1t was my duty as Minister hay
ing charge of the military department
to move the insertion of the eXpen-
diture covered by an Act of the Leg
islature, and did 50; and when l was
asked if that was an end of it, l said
it was; and 50 far as / was concerned I
it was an end of it. The military
engineer item was surprise to me,
as were also the petitions from GER